Norwood (film)

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Norwood
Directed by	Jack Haley Jr.
Starring	Glen Campbell Kim Darby Joe Namath Carol Lynley Pat Hingle Tisha Sterling Dom DeLuise Jack Haley Cass Daley
Music by	Mac Davis, Al DeLory, Mitchell Torok, Ramona Redd
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	November 25, 1970
Running time	96 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Norwood is a 1970 film, starring Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, and Joe Namath. It was based on the book of the same title, written by Charles Portis (who also wrote True Grit), but updated from the original 1950s setting to 1970.

[edit] Plot

As the film begins, Norwood Pratt (Campbell) has just finished his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps, and is on his way home. A musician, his one great ambition is to appear on the radio program Louisiana Hayride. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, including a flim-flam man (Hingle), a jaded would-be starlet (Sterling) and his Marine buddy (Namath).

However, the most important person that he meets is Rita Chipman (Darby), the "right kind of girl," who is unfortunately an unwed, soon-to-be mother (in an age where this was uncommon and somewhat shameful). She supports him and is there when he finally reaches the KWKH studio as his dream comes true. The final scene shows her proudly watching Norwood as he goes on the air with the Hayride.